NBA Schedule - 3/10 Grizzlies at 76ers - 6:00Pistons at Nets - 6:30Wizards at Heat - 6:30Mavericks at Hawks - 6:30Raptors at Rockets - 7:00Suns at Bucks - 7:00Celtics at Spurs - 7:00Hornets at Trail Blazers - 9:00Pacers at Kings - 9:00Bulls at Warriors - 9:00Timberwolves at Lakers- 10:00   NHL Schedule - 3/10 Kings at Bruins - 6:00Sharks at Sabres - 6:00Maple Leafs…

1888 – Heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan and challenger Charlie Mitchell fight to a draw after 30 rounds. 1913 – The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup, beating Sydney in two games. 1961 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season. 1963 – Pete Rose makes his Spring Training debut, picking up hits in…

1936 – Babe Ruth turns down an offer from the Cincinnati Reds to make a un-retire and play for the team. 1946 – Ted Williams if offered to play in the Mexican Baseball League for $500,000, but refuses.  1948 – NHL president Clarence Campbell bans Billy Taylor of the Rangers and Don Gallagher of the Bruins due to connections to illegal gambling. 1958 –…

1930 – The Yankees sign Babe Ruth to a two year contract for $160,000. Yankees GM Ed Barrow states “No one will ever be paid more than Ruth.” He was wrong. 1941 – Hugh Mulcahy of the Phillies becomes the first baseball player drafted into World War II. 1954 – The Milwaukee Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets in both games in the only doubleheader…

1970 – Notre Dame’s Austin Carr sets an NCAA tournament record by scoring 61 points in a 112-82 win over Ohio State. 1974 – The City of New Orleans is granted an NBA franchise. 1979 – Hack Wilson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1986 – Wayne Gretzky breaks his own record by recording his 136th assist of the season. 1996 –…

1954 – NC State beats Wake Forest 82-80 in overtime to win the first ACC men’s basketball tournament. 1964 – Boxer Cassius Clay officially changes his name to Muhammad Ali. 1972 – Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer to become golf’s all-time leading money winner. 1982 – The San Antonio Spurs beat the Milwaukee Bucks 171-166 in three overtimes in the NBA’s highest scoring game.…

1924 – Frank Carauna of Buffalo, NY becomes the first person to ever bowl two straight perfect 300 games. 1966 – Major League Baseball player reps select Marvin Miller as the executive director of the MLB Players Association.  1973 – New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announce that they’ve swapped wives and children. 1985 – New York Islanders forward Mike Bossy…

1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in baseball, signing a three-year contract with the Yankees which paid him $70,000 per season. 1941 – Blackhawks goalie Sam LoPresti faces an NHL record 83 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins. 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain scores 50 plus points for the fifth straight game, also adding 58 assists in that span.  1970 –…

1920 – The Montreal Canadiens set an NHL record for goals in a game by routing the Quebec Bulldogs 16-3. 1950 – The National American Football League changes its name back to the National Football League after three months. 1951 – Temple’s Bill Mlkvy sets an NCAA record by putting up 73 points in a win over Wilkes. 1953 – The Boston Braves, who…

1874 – The National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts new rules, including the addition of the batter box, the expulsion of any player caught betting on his team, and a fine for a player betting on another team. 1929 – Montreal Canadiens goalie George Hainsworth becomes the first goalie in NHL history to record 20 shutouts in a season. 1951 – The…